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[singing]

Ooo, hello.

Hi.

It's so spooky being in the dark.

So Scary.

Hello everyone, welcome to Review that Review, the podcast dedicated to reviewing-

Reviews.

We're just like Siskel and Ebert, only instead of reviewing cinematic masterpieces, we rate

That's Chelsey Donn.

And that's Trey Gerrald.

And together, we are

The Review Queens.

Happy Halloween Review Queens.

Chelsey and I are currently on our recording apparatus, which is called Zoom and we have our

Halloween.

Woo, all right, so we're gonna turn our screens on, you ready?

Okay, I'm ready.

Three, two, one, go.

Ah.

Ah.

[laughs]

Happy Halloween.

Oh my God, happy Halloween.

Trey, you're beautiful.

I can't see you, where are you?

Chelsey is dressed as Where's Waldo and I can't see her.

I know, I know, you're gonna have to keep looking, keep looking.

Here I am, here I am, look.

Okay, what I'm looking at is Trey dressed as Drew Barrymore from Scream but like way prettier.

I have my Jiffy Pop.

She has Jiffy Pop, she's on the phone, she's calling, like, he's in the house.

Is he behind me?

There he is.

Ah.

Ah.

Do you see, I hung the mask.

Do you see him?

Okay, first of all, let's talk about Trey for just one second

You guys-

Mm.

She's so beautiful.

[laughs]

She has a pink glow behind here.

There's like some sort of an LED light show happening behind Drew.

Well that's what I always have, but tonight it's red instead of white.

Right, but it's this like hot pink, sexy hot pink that just goes with the look so well

I'm like intimidated by your beauty.

I'm not even gonna lie.

Well I also have touch up your appearance on.

I mean, you guys, this is worth the Patreon alone, just so you can see

Like, is that a full lash?

It is.

I'm getting like flashbacks to that, when we did that lash review.

Like-

I have full lashes and I even have two little teeny babies on the bottom.

Oh my god, I love her.

I started getting ready for this recording four hours ago!

I was gonna say, you must have, I started getting ready for

Oh my God, Trey.

You look great.

So did you find the beanie?

I found the beanie.

Perfect.

She's, she's bobby pinned and there's a lot to negotiate 'cause we got a

You, you went head...

oh no, you got a fancy headset, oh, I like that.

Well, I put in these like old timey Apple-

Yes.

Headsets because this wig is too short, that I did attempt-

Yes.

To, um, put the headset on, but it sort of messed up the illusion, you know?

It's all about illusion.

I feel like I, I don't even know if I can refer to you as Trey in this episode.

Am I calling you Drew?

Like, I just, I feel like I have a new cohost.

Do you know what her name is in the movie?

I don't, I'm like really afraid of all scary movies, so I just...

I know the scene, but I-

Have you ever...

have you never seen Scream?

I've seen it, but I, I think I like closed my eyes through some of it and like-

Oh yeah.

Probably was distracted and not really paying attention

Like I'm not a horror movie girl.

I know the mask...

what's her name?

Sorry.

Her name is-

Weathers!

Ca- Casey Becker.

No, Gale Weathers, that's Courtney Cox's character.

[laughs] Oh, Casey.

'Casey?

Baby?' That's what the mom says when she sees her strung up in a tree, spoiler al- alert.

Oh.

It's okay, if y'all haven't see it by now.

And there's a knife, you guys, a bloody knife.

The blood.

Oh no sorry, but the blood is-

Rhinestones.

Did you bejewel that yourself?

I did.

You know this but I, I wanted to do...

I wanted to do the women of Scream, me and my husband and my dogs, family, we do

he didn't think they'd be recognizable.

Right.

So I decided.

Uh, I would just do it on my own.

So I did all of the women...

it's on my Instagram.

So yeah, so I did bedazzle this, oh, with, uh, two different color rhinestones.

You're se- yes I see it, 'cause it really makes it pop.

This was my hobby before I had, um, a podcast.

Speaking of-

Yeah.

[laughs]

Do you have any Halloween complaints?

'Cause I think that you should have the opportunity to-

Lodge a Compliant.

You know when you have, like, a jar or a water bottle and it has like

Like it's, it's meant to keep it locked and closed and so that no water comes

Mm-hmm [affirmative].

But when they start to fall off, it's like a-

[laughs]

Downhill battle from there.

Like you, you just know it's near the end.

This is the internal, like, little liner piece inside-

Yes.

That keeps the suction going.

And then, like I, I bought this water bottle for Goldie that I love-

Mm.

It's amazing and it has this amazing contraption where basically you can, you can

Amazing but that, that thing is starting to come off and so sometimes it can't close-

Right.

Exactly the way that it's supposed to close and we've been having

I hear you, and the good thing about our Review That Review water bottles-

Yes.

Is that they're insulated and they don't have a separate little silicon piece.

No, there's no separate silicon piece.

This is all...

this is a two piece item that one person who is on our mailing list is going to win, so-

It is a great water bottle.

Uh, obviously it's our podcast, but every time I drink out of it, I get excited.

Yeah, it's true.

All right, Trey, what about you?

It's a good complaint, that is-

Thank you.

One of those things where it's like the shelf life of that

Yes.

Of this one little piece, which is really annoying.

And it's like perfect before then, you know?

So anyway, that's my complaint.

Let's get something off your chest.

What is it?

What's going on?

So, okay, so today, my complaint is...

I'm afraid it might be a little bit ageist, so-

Okay.

My intention is not ageist, uh, attacks-

Okay.

Something that really does annoy me is-

Mm-hmm [affirmative].

It's, it's usually something that occurs when you are over a certain age.

But not always.

It really bothers me when people keep the clicking sound on their iPhone when they're texting.

Oh my god.

So anytime you're next to someone and it's like...

it is so-

Oh my god.

That is so annoying.

Yes.

It does occur over like family gatherings-

Sure.

Where someone will be texting and it's like we're all on the

like it's not even a real thing, like that's a totally fake sound-

Right.

To emulate keyboards-

A typewriter.

Which is, right, which was originally the type writer-

Right.

Which actually made the sounds because it was hitting

Right.

So it just...

it really serves no point.

There's no reason to have it.

Yeah, I was gonna say, I mean you brought it up, but like I was gonna say you

Like I must turn it off immediately."

Like I, like will not do anything else until I get this setting off.

My god, that's annoying.

But to them, it's not so annoying, and, and it's also like too many steps to turn it off.

Why don't you just le- like what do you think...

is there anybody that's really getting enjoyment out of it?

I, um, so I will say, there is something pleasurable about the sound.

I'm also a person that finds gasoline to smell good, even though that's not-

Sure.

You know, not really a go- pleasant smell.

Like, there is something satisfying about the clicking.

Sure.

But, when it's not your phone and you have nothing to do with

Random clicking?

Gosh it really bothers me.

Yeah.

So, um, I've had that on my list for awhile and I've been a little concerned about

I don't know about you.

It, it does occur to me as a nuisance, and so I have to lodge it and put it in our ledger of

Yes, it's, it's, it's been heard and it's also been notated that it

Okay.

Then we're good.

Yup.

Okay.

Well here we are, should we, should we, um, jump into our

I think we definitely should and do you think that we should both

Oh that's good.

We'll do, yeah, well yes.

I have, I have a lot of Halloween stories that I can share.

I'm very into Halloween.

Yeah.

Okay.

I mean, I have one that I'm thinking of, so just wanted to like take this opportunity to say if

I love that.

Okay, well, should we jump into some online reviews, Chelsey dear?

I think we should, am I first today?

You are.

Oh my God, yay, I feel like I haven't been first in awhile, but I

Ah.

[laughs]

[laughs] All right.

As you guys know, we are your trusty Review Queens, we each bring in a review from the

We read you the review, we break it down and rate the impact of the

It's a very regal process that we call

Assess That Kvetch!

And obviously we're gonna be Halloween theme today and Chelsey girl-

[laughs] Yes.

Take it away RQ.

Review that Review.

Okay.

Do we wanna talk about how we picked the same review or do we wanna wait until I read mine?

[laughs]

So, you know, we have discussed this before, we don't share what

So, today-

[laughs]

We realized that Chelsey and I both picked the same-

Independently.

Independently on our 21st episode.

We did it.

We picked the same exact review.

So I'm curious to see if it was the same review.

I am so curious to hear 'cause I wanna say I looked a long time and I, I

Great.

Muy Malo, M-U-Y M-A-L-O.

Now, you know, I only took like three or four years of Spanish I wanna say, in college,

So, is Muy Malo, muy malo, um, or muy bueno?

I think we will have to listen to the review to find out.

It's a one star review of Ruby's Giant Inflatable Dinosaur Suit Costume.

Okay.

If you'd like to experience the horror of having a large plastic bag stuck

Seriously, this is a huge suffocation hazard.

The tiny fan barely pumps enough air to keep the plastic off your body.

Getting into the costume is only slightly easier than trying to extract yourself from

Imagine trying to look through a plastic storage bin from Walmart, but then skew the

[laughs]

Upon dawning the garment, anyone even remotely warm blooded begins to

Feeling claustrophobic yet?

You haven't even put your feet on, which guess what?

You can't reach because bending over isn't really possible.

Your cries to 'take this infernal theropod off me' cannot be heard.

Your voice has been dampened by thick plastic.

Oh my god.

And your movements are limited to thrashing like someone

You can't see out of it, so the antics of stumbling around seem very cheery to your

The thin air further blocks your vision and the amazingly loud motor begins to let off a

Once you actually fall, from lack of air, your friends should figure out something's wrong, lean

They will then pull you limp from the T-Rex encased in the afterbirth of your

Congrats, you purchased an inflatable T-rex costume.

Seriously, this thing is awful.

Don't purchase it.

Oh.

Muy Malo.

Muy Malo had a muy malo experience.

I did not find this review.

Oh really?

Okay, Muy Malo, I actually really do appreciate this review because-

Yes.

They bring up a lot of points I was, I was curious what the experience

Correct.

Would be, so I actually really do appreciate the context,

That was my main question-

Yes.

If this was like this little like plastic square to see out of in the, like, chest,

Gross.

Too much.

Right.

And then also, the, the fact that you're in...

well just so you know, that's why I was searching for four hours for, like, this

[laughs]

Like you got...

first of all you're humongous, so you can't even like, turn to get a crudités item or

it just seemed terrible to me and I wanted someone to walk me through that experience.

And this was the first person that I found that, that did that.

Another thought that I had about Muy Malo was now I definitely felt like they were giving us

That being said, pretty good.

You know, like, I've seen a lot of open mic comics that have had worse material than this.

I think they were definitely trying to give us humor.

Now, my, my question about the humor, because I, it's there and it was with intention, do

I, I appreciate that you're bringing this up 'cause I, I actually

Right, same.

Like I thought that was really funny.

But then when it got to like-

Yes.

Then you're gonna, like, fall over and then your friends gonna unzip you

Right.

And then you're gonna feel stupid, that I sort of felt like, uh, now you're like-

Yeah, that's what I mean by the open mic comedy bit.

It's like we got this, like, funny bit and then we just decided to keep building on it,

I guess my, my thought is like I'm not coming to the review

Right.

And I do think the impact of the review would be stronger if

[laughs] Yes.

Because it didn't occur to me that the friend would have to unzip you.

Yeah.

I guess you can't zip yourself up, that you have to have someone do that, right?

Well, yeah, you can't unzip yourself when you're in there.

Like, god forbid you should need to go to the bathroom and you're

Like, it's just, it just seems like such a high liability Halloween costume, you know?

It on- it just seems thoroughly impractical.

Yes.

It seems like it would be funny outside-

Right.

I cannot imagine going to a Halloween party-

[laughs]

You can't do, you can't do it.

No, you can't.

I really am like taken by this review.

The va- it really is valuable to me because they really walk through all of

Right.

Yes.

They really do.

Like everything about this review would make me not want to be in this.

It makes me feel very sticky.

Yes.

It makes me feel very claustrophobic.

"Feeling claustrophobic yet?"

Yes, yes I am.

They said that it is ten pounds of plastic.

That can't be accurate.

I think it can.

Really?

I do because a lot of the reviews for these inflatables talked about how the pumps

Yeah, I saw those too.

And that to me would lead me to believe that it must be quite heavy and

I, I think that that's not so crazy.

I also came across a lot of reviews saying that the zipper broke

Same, I came across those, too.

Did you come across any pictures of people that had to duct tape holes closed?

Yes.

'Cause that's the most hilarious part.

I did, especially the ones that were, uh, I know we're getting

Yes.

My child was crying and like all I could do was duct tape his tears away, you know?

I do think if, if, when we have our first live show, we both have

I think it's been decided.

Oh my god.

Even though I do think that the, I do think that this

Yes.

I do think that Muy Malo is being truthful.

The humor isn't really there.

I mean it's sort of like, uh, uh, it's not really that funny to me.

I find this to be incredibly valuable, and I think the impact is that...

I mean, I think it's just kind of fun and crazy to like-

Yes.

Be in this air inflatable thing.

But, what is the spelling grammar like?

Spelling grammar is excellent.

Really, really solid I'd say.

In fact, they, they use like some significant words I didn't even really

I don't even know what a theropod is.

Is that bad?

I didn't know what that was either, no.

Okay.

Well-

I think I can crown it.

I think I can crown this too, yeah.

Yeah.

Let's do it.

All right, so Chelsey and I each have our own set of one to five

The Queens are Tabulating.

I'm ready, you ready?

Okay, I'm ready.

Total Score.

Tie.

Okay, tie, ta- ta- [laughs] Trey and I are both holding up four crowns.

All right, Trey, let us know, why did you decide four crowns for Muy Malo?

I mean, I really found this to be a thoroughly valuable, well written review.

Yeah.

The comedy is where it lost me.

I wanted to do...

I almost did four and a half, but eh, I do, I, I really believe the review, I

Right.

I just...

because they attempted humor and I, and personally felt it fall flat-

Right.

I decided to go with four.

I took one crown away for that.

What about you?

Why did you say four?

I said four because I thought, like you, like you actually brought up

Stick to the narrative.

Like we can, we can still put in jokes and keep it to what actually happened and I think the

Fair, yeah, I agree.

Yeah.

All right.

Very fun.

Well-

Thanks.

Let's take a quick break and when we come back, we can get into my review.

Oh my god, I can't wait.

B-R-B.

Hold your crown, we'll be right back.

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[singing] Who let the dogs out?

Who let them out?

Oh my god.

Once again, if you're not on Patreon, you're really missing, um-

[laughs]

Some lip syncing action.

[laughs] That was so- and it was like very pleasing, sorry, to like my voice

[laughs]

Actually like a nice experience for me as well, so thank you.

Oh, you're na- kind.

It's game time.

All right.

Chelsey, it is time for you and I to strap in on the Meryl-Go-Round.

Okay.

I don't feel like an icon.

Most of the days I feel like I can't.

That's with an A.

[laughs] Hi, okay, [laughs] sorry.

I just got lost in your beautiful eyes.

Okay, so Trey and I have each picked a rotten, scathing, pithy one star zinger

Just like Queen Meryl who does it all.

Has she done a halloween movie?

I don't know.

Before the clock runs out.

Death Becomes Her.

Oh yeah, that's true.

Death Becomes Her, duh.

And Goldie Hawn, you know?

Goldie, Goldie.

That's right.

Anyway, all right Trey, where is your one star zinger from today?

Okay, I have two and I'm really not sure which one to pick.

I'm gonna move my mouse around until I pick.

Okay.

I think that on this Halloween themed Meryl Go Round, 'cause you showed it to me and I

I feel like in a really, like, fierce way, you're riding like a giant version of

And you're like just this bad ass riding on this knife, like yeah, stay

Would you call me a Scream Queen?

I would say you are undeniably a Scream Queen riding on that fancy bedazzled knife.

Okay, so-

[laughs]

My review today is from Amazon dot com, this is a one star review from Jennifer R.

Okay.

And this is, um, I'll tell you what it is, but the subject is "Not as described."

[laughs] Okay.

And this is for, also Rubies.

Okay.

Rubies Secret Wishes Women's Nightmare on Elm

Oh wow.

So this is a sexy Freddie Kreugar costume for a woman.

Okay, sure.

Jennifer R, one star review, subject is "not as described", and the

[laughs]

[laughs] Because it's a slutty Freddie Kreugar shirt dress.

Right.

Alright.

Okay, Trey, do you feel ready?

I'm ready, I'm strapped in on my bloody knife.

Your bloody knife [laughs] that you ride so well, and let's do it.

I'm ready, let's go.

Three, two, one, go.

Magic show.

Dressed was sized for a toddler.

Spy.

Dressed was sized for

a toddler.

Yankee.

Whoa, the dress was sized for a toddler.

[laughs]

TLC reality.

Dressed

was sized for a toddler.

Superhero.

Dress was sized

for

a toddler.

Opera diva.

Dress was sized for a toddler.

That's all.

I feel like by the fact that I said not a second more, I don't

Would I, do I feel generous today on this All Hallow's eve?

Okay, fine.

Like three days ago, I was in the shower and I was thinking about how I get stuck

Hey, I'm walking here.

And like say that in, say that in your head and then you'll be

Yeah, it's really the clock that does it.

It's not that you're not able to.

First of all, you cashed in six with opera diva, so that is-

Okay.

Excellent, Trey.

Thank you.

And I just wanted to say quickly, you know, um, that that's really

Oh.

Is in order to do a language you, think of one sentence or

Good job.

Ah, just, uh, call me an accent expert.

[laughs] I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna send you your MFA in the mail, okay?

Oh great, thank you.

That was easy.

[laughs]

All right, Chels.

What is your zinger for today?

All right, I'm so glad you asked.

My zinger is for Stranger Things, the Drive Into Experience in Los Angeles.

Ooo.

Yeah, this zinger is written by Nicole M.

Is it okay if in this context, I give away her whole name?

Sure.

I think it's fine.

She, I don't know if she's listening.

Her name is Nicole Mary Jane.

[laughs]

Okay?

Okay.

You'll see why and her one star zinger for this Stranger

In the state of California?

Unprofessional!"

So was it marijuana?

For sure.

Yeah.

Right?

Oh my, it's kind of long.

It's...

this is a long one, I know.

I just, I am so not a...

I mean I, I can do a haunted hay ride, that pushes it.

I can't do any sort of like haunted house thing, so like doing that stoned, no.

I mean it's just like-

Yeah.

Even worse for me.

Well it's LA, I mean, like I'm not surprised.

Right.

But it's just pretty funny that they're like, "Our medicine."

you know?

Mary Jane.

Mary Jane.

Okay, Nicole Mary Jane.

All right, so tonight, you are gonna be strapped in-

Okay.

On Wanda, the female version of Waldo.

Is that a thing?

Yeah, he's married to Wanda.

Oh yeah, maybe I knew that.

And they have a dog, I forget the dog's name.

Wa-

Oh yeah, the dog.

Okay, okay, great.

Me and Wanda going round the Meryl-Go-Round.

Should I say you're strapped in on that walking cane?

You're strapped in on the walking cane.

I ho- I was like hoping you were gonna say that 'cause I didn't bring it today, so.

So, all right, here you go, are you ready?

Got my satchel ready and let's do this.

Three, two, one, go

Disney.

Kicked us out due, due to our medication in the state of California?

Unprofessional.

Opera diva.

Oh no.

Kicked

us out due to our medication in the state of California.

[laughs] I can't even do it.

Unprofessional.

Adult film.

Kicked us out due to our medication in the state of California, unprofessional.

Horror movie.

Kicked us out

due to our medication in the state of California, unprofessional.

Three, two, one.

That's all.

[laughs] Oh god that was really funny.

So you got four, queen.

Okay, I feel great about that considering how long

It's Halloween, you showed up in such an amazing way and I'm happy to announce you

Thank you.

Casey has to win something 'cause she doesn't win her life.

She does.

[laughs] Well she won at Meryl Go Round.

Review that Review.

All right.

We are back from that rousing game break and it's your turn, Trey, who has his Jiffy Pop ready.

Where's your review form this week, Trey?

Well, about, um, two hours ago I was gonna do a review from Amazon-

[laughs]

For an inflatable dinosaur.

But, um, I also found this other review, so-

Okay.

And I'm happy with it.

Today I'm going to be doing a review from Yelp.

Okay.

This is one star, for Abracadabra, NYC.

Abracadabra is this like ginormous multilevel...

I think it's a Halloween store, but it's also like-

It's like a year round costume store.

Costume, makeup.

That really amps up around halloween.

But it feels spooky and Halloweeny, but is like a permanent,

Correct.

In Manhattan.

So, one star review, this is from Mariana L.

Okay, Mariana.

Okay.

This huge costume and prop emporium recently changed management

As you walk into the entrance, everything around you looks like it has been sitting

I asked for pith helmets and someone who clearly neither speaks English nor understands it goes

After about 30 minutes of frustration and looking around the store myself, I try to ask the manager

[laughs]

He has been on the phone the entire time for what seems to be

[laughs]

Pausing only to tell another potential customer that a used, broken, disco

I inquired about a specific item I saw on their website that I had

The Tony poseur tells me that the site and the store aren't the same thing,

Finally, I see something that slightly resembles a pith helmet and inquire about it.

It turns out to be really used, missing parts, broken, and unusable.

Even so, this douche bag has the nerve to tell me that I can quote, unquote, have

I couldn't spend money here if I shot it up that loser's ass with a two headed-

[laughs]

Dildo.

I apologize for being so crass.

If you read my other reviews, you will see that this review is a huge departure

The good news, I ended up finding brand new, great looking pith helmets at

The other store's staff was very helpful, nice, and conducted themselves with class.

Also, the much more superior and brand new product was $15.

Whooo, wow, wow, Mariana.

Okay.

Wow.

So, first of all, my, my first issue with the review that I'll just bring up-

Yes?

What the heck is a pith helmet?

I gotta look it up 'cause I don't know either.

Like for...

the most frustrating thing about this review to me is like you're making it seem

I mean, I understand, helmets, hats, like that, that seems like that could be where it would be.

Like-

Oh.

If they don't know what it is, why, why are they not explaining it to us, even like

So, a pith helmet is a safari helmet.

Do you know like the villain in Jumanji?

Yeah.

Like that the dad plays, you know, like in Peter Pan.

So why wouldn't that be with like hats?

That doesn't seem so odd to me that that would be-

I agree with you.

In the hat section.

It would be in the hat section you would think.

I just think that's so weird.

Like a very odd thing to attack, you know?

And then, what do you think about the fact that the store...

god, so many things, the store has the separate online in store relationship and the fact that...

does it seem like Mariann called and asked like, "Hey, I saw this thing online,

And then all of the sudden they were trying to claim no affiliation?

Well the, I was confused about that because it's confusing to me

Right, same.

I mean, it, it kind of makes a little bit of sense because especially if

Right.

Maybe they've taken that off site, they've put it in a warehouse,

That doesn't seem so weird to me.

Right.

I mean, I just think Mariana was mean in this review, and I know that they wanted

Did you notice that?

Yes.

Like, all the sudden we got this prologue to what happened after you

I don't know, I, I don't know if this would make me not buy something at

It's interesting to me because the description of it looking like everything

Okay.

It does have a feeling of, like, if you get a ba- a costume off the rack that's

Yeah.

That doesn't seem that out of bounds for me.

Right.

Um, from my experience having been there.

Also, I do think the disco balls are always outrageously experience.

But ma- Mariana really goes through like so many things are broken or-

Yeah.

Like pre-used.

Yeah, similar to the guy that was staying at the hotel

It's like are you an inspection officer, like going through each item

They, they were bragging about the other store and how it was brand new.

So that was, that's like my point, I guess, for what you were just saying is

Yeah.

This is very old, in fact, I had a very negative [laughs] situation working

Like, it was like a nightmare.

Yeah, so-

There, so there was another Abracadabra review that was like two sentences-

Yeah.

But it said, "A spider crawled out of this wig."

[laughs] Yeah, so I don't know.

I, I believe that this experience happened.

Right.

I do think that there's something going on emotionally with Mariana-

Yes.

That they went from zero to 100 so quickly-

Yeah.

Even though they've prefaced that this is out of character for them, but-

Agreed.

To mention a double headed dildo-

Yeah.

Bizarre.

As like a punishment, like, dildos are not for punishment, so that's already

And also, like, comparing him to Tony Soprano, like the whole thing

Yeah.

Offensive.

Also-

Yeah.

They're a hypocrite because the epilogue says that the other

Well it doesn't seem like Mariana is very classy in the way that they

Yeah.

Look alike.

Look alike.

Yeah, I just, I didn't, I didn't like their whole thing and I think that it's unfortunate when

Don't expect it, don't expect things to not be broken because they're vintage and

Um, if you have different expectations, go elsewhere, but that message really gets muddied.

Especially with the indignation that someone didn't know what a pith helmet is.

Right.

I understand that like this is a costume place and so you would think that

Yeah.

But I don't know, I feel like if I was looking for something that specific,

Totally agree.

The spelling here is kind of funny.

Like-

Okay.

I'm curious, maybe Mariana is not from the United States-

Okay.

Because they say the Tony poser is spelled P-O-S-E-U-R.

Oh interesting.

Seems very British to me.

Yeah.

Or maybe Canadian, I don't know.

I also loved when they say that the person went behind a velvet rope,

[laughs]

Like that's so funny, like-

Right, right, right, right.

Like a nonverbal like ah, exclamation mark.

Yeah, they definitely seem like they, they played around

I don't know, the value here, I don't think it's a deal breaker for me

100%.

Yeah.

I don't know about that.

I would not hang this on my fridge.

I would definitely not hang this on my fridge.

Do you think we're ready to crown Mariana?

I think I am, yeah.

All right, let's crown her.

The Queens are Tabulating.

Are you ready?

I'm ready.

Total Score!

[laughs] My god Trey.

Wow.

All right, Trey is holding up three crowns and I'm holding up one crown.

Okay, I'm, I'm holding up one crown because I just lost my trust of Mariana

I just didn't like the fact that she was being such a big bully and I think that her

I also think TMI with the epilogue and I just, I don't think it has any impact on

I would have to do a lot more research and a lot more deeper digging to find out a

Uh, that's why I gave Mariana one crown.

How about you?

Why did you give Mariana three crowns?

I'm surprised.

I went with three because it is a little middle of the road.

I, I think that Mariana's.

Um, lack of anger management is like a little muddying.

Yeah.

But I did think that the picture they painted of the store is sort of how I

Right.

Right.

And I don't have a judgment call on that.

I mean it's like, you know, it's a year round costume shop.

Right.

But, uh, I don't know, it wasn't humorous, I, I didn't like how it turned dark

Right.

Mariana mentioning the Army Na- Navy store across the street because

Right.

Right.

Like, um, I could also check at the Army Navy store, just as like

Okay.

So I went with three 'cause ultimately it's middle of the

I feel more negatively about Mariana than I do about Abracadabra and so I said three.

For sure.

Yes.

Completely agree.

Awesome.

That was great.

I didn't, I did look through these reviews and I, I, I passed Mariana,

This was great, Trey.

Oh my god.

Do you have a phone call to make?

Sorry, I, um, someone just keeps calling me and asking me if I like scary movies.

It's really weird.

Oh.

[laughs]

I told 'em I'm recording a podcast, he'll have to wait.

[laughs] Alright my Queen, we've reached the most regal portion of our show.

Who are you inducting, Trey for-

My Royal Highness.

Okay, so I decided to induct the person who created this costume

Kevin Williamson is an actor writer who wrote the screenplay for Scream, Scream 2, Scream

Kevin Williamson also wrote I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still

[laughs]

Dawson's Creek-

Oh wow.

The Faculty, Teaching Mrs.

Tingle, The Following and The Vampire Diaries.

Wow.

So, okay-

So successful.

Kevin Williamson...

I know, Kevin Williamson and I have the same exact birthday, March 14th, same

He is from North Carolina, I'm from South Carolina as you all know from our last week's episode.

Yes.

Kevin Williamson went to East Carolina University, I went to Coastal

Lot of synchronicity.

I think that you guys need to link up.

God, I wish, anyway, I love Kevin Williamson, I love...

famously, I know too much trivia, so I just need to keep this short, but-

[laughs]

They famously wrote the screenplay to Scream, which was called

Wow.

He went away to a cabin and just like wrote the whole thing.

There's this sequence in the movie, the first one where Sydney is locked inside the car, but

Oh my god.

Locks just keep popping open and so she's-

That's so scary.

But that was from an MFA, like, short film that he wrote.

Oh wow.

Repurpose Queen, we love that.

Yes.

Also, Scream became such a huge bidding war before it even went into

And off the top of his head, completely pitched Dawson's Creek, fully with no, just

He just was in this meeting and was like, "Well, I have to say something," and-

'Cause they were like, they were just like, "Do you got anything else?"

And he was just like-

They're like, "Do you have any ideas for a TV show?"

Yes.

Wow.

And Kevin grew up on a creek and like had a crush on the girl

Stop.

Dawson's Creek

Wow.

I know, amazing.

That's amazing.

I just love him, I love everything that he's done.

Obviously Scream like revitalized the entire horror genre in the 90s and, um, I just really

He gets it.

All of his characters are very rich.

Um, so I'm inducting Kevin Williamson because, I mean-

Because of course.

We just really need a lot of entertainment always and, uh, I appreciate the

[laughs]

I induct you, Kevin Williamson as My Royal Highness.

I love that.

I'm so happy I know all of that now because I just, I love someone who, I mean, really what

I know that now.

And Vampire Dairies.

And Vampire...

I mean, wow, that's so cool.

I love that.

Anyway.

Anyway.

Yes.

All right, Chelsey, who are you inducting today for My Royal Highness?

I wanted to induct today all of the grocery store employees 'cause I

Like for a minute we were like, "Thank you so much to all these grocery store employees," and

We need them to be there.

If they weren't there keeping the doors open, we wouldn't have our

I mean, it's a really critical job that I don't think we, we think about it as much as we probably

And I just think there's so much put on them and I wanna make all the grocery store workers,

Thank you guys.

Such an epic, such an epic induction.

Like, so worthy too.

Yeah, ah, love this.

Love it.

All right, well we did it, queen.

We have made it through the scary, scary Halloween edition of Review That Review.

We did it.

Oh my goodness, there goes the scary music.

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Thank you for joining us always.

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[laughs]

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